This year might have come and gone, but these books on Indonesia and its surprises will pique your interest enough to turn the page and make the year last a little longer.

Just 200 meters west of the busy Cilebut train station, north of Bogor, West Java, are the remains of a bell tower belonging to the former Cilebut country house, which was demolished nearly a century ago.

Bandung-based multifarious publishing-platform Further Reading talks about its early online days, owning its Risograph-printing mishaps and also its plans for the future.

Four Indonesian archeologists and historians have worked together to reveal exciting parts of the city’s history. 

Tjong (2022) is Herry Gendut Janarto’s second novel and takes as its main character a totok (Chinese-born) Chinese Indonesian, Tjong Kei Lin, born to an impoverished family in Guangzhou, China. 

Thanapol Eawsakul, executive editor of Same Sky Publishing, was present in person to receive the award during a ceremony at the 33rd International Publishers Association (IPA) Congress in Jakarta over the weekend.

Bali, 50 Years of Changes: A Conversation with Jean Couteau by Eric Buvelot examines Bali's transformation – from a traditional agrarian to a capitalist service society. This enthralling exchange reveals complex and often paradoxical scenarios. The book is a quantum leap forward in comprehending modern Balinese.

Both confessional and educational, Amahl S. Azwar’s deeply personal memoir lays bare his experience living with HIV.

Whether it is shrugging off labels or simply staying true to why she started POST—an independent bookshop and publisher in Pasar Santa, South Jakarta—, Maesy Angelina looks back on what she’s learned with a fondness and maturity we should all strive to adopt.

The irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William Shakespeare than English speakers.

Murong Xuecun was one of the brightest stars of China's literary scene, his novels offering searing critiques of contemporary social issues that few other writers dared to imitate. 

In explaining its choice, the Swedish Academy said Ernaux, 82, "consistently and from different angles, examines a life marked by strong disparities regarding gender, language and class".

In her new novel for young adults, Jesse Q. Sutanto again cooks up a humorous story that includes intrusive parents and overbearing but lovable relatives.

The Swedish Academy will on Thursday announce the 2022 winner of the often-criticised Nobel Literature Prize, with the award committee known for its penchant for spotlighting lesser-known writers over bestselling authors.

A biography of late Indonesian human rights icon Munir sought to find the individual behind his larger-than-life image, introducing a new generation to his life and legacy.

Print is not dead: the 2022 Jakarta Art Book Fair organizers talk about their reslate from 2020 and the elements that constitute an art book.

German professor Berthold Damshäuser has translated some of Friedrich Nietzsche’s most “nutritious” aphorisms into Indonesian and compiled them in a book. 

When asked during job interviews what has motivated a candidate to search for new opportunities, “comfort zone” is invariably stated as the reason. Whether it is because of complacency, boredom or stagnant growth, many believe that a workplace comfort zone is prohibitive to personal development and so warrants finding a new job.

Personal relationships, whether they be friendships, romances or family, have always been an elephant in the room in the corporate world. Everybody knows about them, gossips about them, but the attitude is largely “don’t ask, don’t tell”.

Nadine Aisha Abdullah has given a distinctly Asian twist to her original stories for children, turning over a new leaf in the age-old literary genre of fables.

Secrets will be revealed as the mega-hit Japanese manga series One Piece enters its final chapter, its author said on Monday, telling fans to get ready for a wild ride.

A head pops out of the toilet, a woman gets pregnant from birth control pills -- South Korean Booker Prize nominee Bora Chung's short stories are full of horror, inspired by her own life.

"The pandemic devastated all visitors. We are in a critical situation," said Fernando Saez, executive director of the Neruda Foundation, in a meeting with foreign correspondents at the poet's house in Santiago.

Every month, with no introductions or discussions, total strangers go online and spend an hour of their time reading in front of their cameras.

On the program, to be aired from 11 p.m. Friday, Murakami will feature around ten musical pieces chosen from his personal record and CD collection that call for an end to war and focus on the preciousness of life, the broadcaster said. He will also explain the social background behind the music along with his translation of their lyrics.

Launching one of the few books in Indonesian about philosopher Adorno, art observer Syakieb Sungkar brings examples from the art world into the discussion.

This Valentine, let’s get it on with some of the country’s best literary love stories, caught on paper.

The storied library of Iraq's Mosul University boasted a million titles before Islamic State group jihadists rampaged through it.

During the pandemic, online bookshops have helped people feel connected to the outside world.  

A school board in Tennessee has added to a surge in book bans by conservatives with an order to remove the award-winning 1986 graphic novel on the Holocaust, Maus, from local student libraries.